LaVan Davis is an American
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who played the character Curtis Payne on Tyler Perry's TV shows ''
House of Payne'' (2006–2012, 2020-present) and ''
The Paynes'' (2018).
Career
Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film ''Mindbenders''.
In 2005, he made a guest appearance in two episodes of ''
Everybody Hates Chris
''Everybody Hates Chris'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi that originally aired on UPN from 2005 to 2006, and then on The CW until 2009. The series is based loosely ...
'' as a preacher. The following year, Davis was cast as the cranky patriarch of the Payne family, Curtis Payne, in the
TBS sitcom ''
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', also known as simply ''House of Payne'', is an American sitcom television series created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006.
The series revolves around a multi-generation ...
''. Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including ''
Daddy's Little Girls
''Daddy's Little Girls'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, produced by Perry and Reuben Cannon, and starring Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr., and Tracee Ellis Ross. It tells the sto ...
'' in 2007 and ''
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns'' in 2008.
In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays ''
Why Did I Get Married?'' as Poppy, and ''
Madea Goes to Jail
''Madea Goes to Jail'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play, and starring Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, RonReaco Lee, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Ferl ...
'' as Leo.
Filmography
References
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Living people
African-American male actors
American male stage actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Musicians from Atlanta
Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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